Sadiron holder



H. A. PERRIGO Nov. 14, 1950 SADIRON HOLDER Filed Deo. 31,- 1947 plate.

Patented Nov. 14, 1950 SADIRON HOLDER Howard A. Perrigo, Hamden, Conn. Application December 31, 1947, Serial No. 795,087

4 Claims.

The present invention relates in general to sadiron holders and more especially to a holder of the type adapted to be secured to a wall or similar vertical supporting structure for holding an iron when not in use.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved iron holder of superior construction and relatively inexpensive but durable parts.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved iron holder embodying adjustable means for adapting the holder to irons of different sizes.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an adjustable iron holder comprising a wireframe and a face plate secured thereto by superior supporting-means.

With the above and other objects in View, as Will appear to those skilled in the art from the present disclosure, this invention includes lall features in the said disclosure which are novel over the prior art.

In the accompanying drawings, in which certain modes of carrying out the present invention are shown for illustrative purposes:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation 1n perspective of the improved iron holder of this invention, the adjustable harness of the holder being shown in its lowermost position by full lines and in its uppermost position by broken lines;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the iron holder of Fig. 1 in which two irons of different sizes are shown by broken lines mounted in the holder; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevation of one edge of the face plate of the holder on section line 3--3 of Fig. l showing one of the improved framesupporting posts.

Referring to the drawings which show an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the holder is of the type designed to be secured to a vertical support such, for example, as a wall w indicated by broken lines in Fig. 2 and comprises an imperforate plate 8 consisting of a heat insulation material such as ber board or an equivalent material having generally the shape of the sole of an iron, but somewhat larger so as to provide a marginal portion 9 around the perimeter of the Mounted in the marginal position of the plate is a plurality of posts, as indicated generally at I0, which posts extend outwardly substantially perpendicularly from the front face of y the plate 8- and are adapted to support the wire- With a spacer-sleeve I2 and Washer I3 assembledV on its respective cotter pin, in the manner shown in Fig. 3, the eyelet of each cotter pin being supported thusly a predetermined distance above the front or upper face of the plate 8. The split end I4 of each cotter pin is spread apart on the underside or back of the plate 8 with a washer I5 interposed between the back of the plate and the spread-apart ends of each respective cotter pin. In the preferred embodiment, six posts are used, two on opposite sides respectively of the plate 8 adjacent the base thereof, two on opposite sides respectively of its nose-portion and two on opposite sides respectively of the plate intermediate its noseand base-portions.

The wire-frame of the holder is indicated generally at I@ and comprises a frame I1 fixedly supported in the eyelets of the respective cotter pins II; and a movable frame or harness I8 slidably j mounted on the fixed frame I1. The latter is symmetrical with and conforms generally to the perimeter of the plate 8 and comprises convex wire side-rails I9, convex wire nose-rails 20 and substantially-straight wire guide-rails 2I intermediate the convex sideand nose-rails. The upper ends of the nose-rails 20 are joined together adjacent the apex of the plate 8 to form a single reach 22 which extends beyond its apex, the forward end of the reach 22 being bent down or back at substantially right angles to form a leg 23, which in turn is formed with an eyelet 24 at substantially right angles thereto for attaching the holder to the vertical supporting surface w. It is preferred that the length of the leg 23 be such that the plate 8 of the holder Will be held outwardly' away from contact with the supporting surface w when the holder is attached thereto, as hereinafter described. The lower end of each convex side-rail I9 is bent down and then doubled back on itself to form a leg 25 which is substantially equal in length to the leg 23 and is provided with a right-angled eyelet 26 for securing the lower end of the frame to the supporting wall. Each side-rail I9 is extended, by a substantially-straight reach, from its leg 25 across to the opposite side'of the frame to form a base-rail 21, the two base-rails 21 of the corresponding side-rails I9 crossing over each other intermediate the opposite ends thereof, as indicated clearly in Fig. 1. When the iron is supported in the holder, as indicated by broken lines in Fig. 2, these base-rails 21 provide supportingmeans for the rear end of the iron. In order to reinforce and to give rigidity to these supporting base-rails, the latter may be fastened togetherat their point of intersection. Each base-rail has an extension which is bent down at substantially right angles to its respective reach 2l and in the plane of the frame Il, as indicated at 29, and is then bent up and back upon itself to form an open loop 3D, the free end 3| of which is bent over at substantially right angles to the vertical plane of the loop and extended back transversely of the frame to join the free end 3| of the extension 29 of the corresponding reach 21, the two free ends being joined by a soldered joint or equivalent fastening-means to form a rack for supporting the coiled ironer-cord 33, as indicated by the broken lines in Fig. 2.

The movable frame or harness I8 of the holder comprises a pair of arms 3d, each having an eyelet 35 at its outer free end adapted to engage and slide freely on the corresponding straight guiderail 2| of the fixed frame, each arm 34 being bent to extend upwardly and inwardly toward Vthecenter of the frame and outwardly with respect to the vertical plane thereof, as seen in Figs. 1 and 2. The inner end of each arm 313 of the harness is bent at an angle such as to lie substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the frame Il and form a forwardly-extending reach 36 which is arranged in parallel-engaging relationship with the reach 35 of the opposite arm 34 of the harness, the two reaches terminating at their forward ends in a common eyelet 3l. The latter is bent down at a slight angle with respect to the aforesaid reaches 36 and is suitably dimensioned so as to slide freely along the reach 22 of the fixed frame il. lThus, the harness I8 is adapted to slide up and down on the fixed frame, the extent of its movement being substantially equal to the length of the straight guide-rails 2l of the fixed frame.

The holder is adapted to be secured firmly to the vertical supporting surface w by screws or equivalent fastening-means (not shown) engaged inthe eyelets of the legs 23 and 25 respectively of the fixed-frame, to support the plate 8 of the holder i-n spaced substantially-parallel relationship to the supporting sur-face. The iron 38 is lplaced in the .holder by inserting the nose of the iron beneath the harness I8 and sliding the iron,

.including the harness it, upwardly until the rear end of the .iron is in front of the supporting base- `rails. 21 of the fixed frame and engaged against the front face of the plate. Thereafter, the iron -is seated against thel supporting voase-rails 2l, the yharness I8 simultaneously sliding back freely with the iron so as to hold its nose from swinging outwardly away from the frame. For relatively-small irons, the harness i8 will drop down substantially to the position shown by the Vfull lines in Fig. 2, while for a longer iron, the harness I8 will automatically adjust itself to a position higher upon the fixed frame, as indicated by the broken lines in Fig. 2.

For either extreme, the harness and more especially the fork thereof formed at the intersection of its two arms 3A, engages the nose of the iron at a high point thereon where the curvature of the nose blends Vinto the substantially-'flat upper Vsurface of Vthe iron body, as shown especially well in Fig. 2, and consequently will effectively hold the nose of the iron down against the plate '8 without'theuse of supplementary resilient or equivalent holding-means.

From'the foregoing description it Awill be seen that the improved holder isiof exceedingly simple #construction and embodies relatively few parts which are durable and economical-to manufacture; and that the improved holder is automaticaliy adjustable to irons of various sizes.

The invention may be carried out in other specific ways than those herein set forth without departing from the spirit and essential characteristics of the invention, and the present embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and all changes coming within the meaning and equivalency range of the appended claims are intended to be embraced therein.

I claim:

1. An iron holder comprising: a Wire-frame having legs arranged to secure said frame in spaced relationship on a substantially-vertical support; a transverse base-rail at the lower end of said frame; Ylongitudinal guide-rails intermediate the upper and lower ends of said frame; an imperforate heat insulating plate; means to suspend said plate intermediate said verticalsupporting surface and the vertical plane of said frame; and a harness comprising forked arms arranged to extend across said plate, the outer free ends of said arms being slidably mounted on the longitudinal guide-rails of Said wire-frame, said harness being adapted thereby to hold the nose of an iron supported in said frame against said transverse base-rails against said imperforate plate and to automatically adjust itself to irons of different sizes mounted in said wire-frame.

2. An iron holder comprising: a wire-frame having integral legs provided with eyelets for securing said frame in spaced relationship onv a substantially-vertical support; a transverse baserail at the lower end of said frame; a longitudinal guide-rail on opposite sides respectively of said frame intermediate lthe upper Aand lower ends thereof; an ilnperforate heat insulating plate; posts secured to said plate and to said frame for suspending said platevbeneath said frame; and a wire harness comprising forked arms having eyelets at the outer ends thereof respectively arranged to slidingly engage the respective longitudinal guide-rails of said frame to '1 slidingly mount said harness thereon said harness being arranged to engage the nose of an iron supported in said frame against said baserail to hold the nose of said iro-n against said kimperforate plate and to automatically adjust itself to irons of dierent sizes.

3. An iron holder comprising: a wire-frame having integral legs provided with eyelets for securing said frame in spaced relationship on a -substantially-vertical support; a reach extending longitudinally from the apex of said wire-frame; a transverse base-rail at the lower end of said frame; a longtitudinal guide-rail on opposite sides respectively of said frame intermediate the upper and lower ends thereof; an imperforate heat insulating plate; kposts secured to said plate on opposite sides thereof respectively and to corresponding sides of saidl frame for suspending said plate beneath said frame intermediate said supporting surface Y'and the vertical plane of said frame; and a wire harness comprising forked arms having eyelets at the outer ends thereof respectively arranged to slidingly engage the respective longitudinal guide-rails of said frame, and a forwardlyprojecting reach having an eyelet arranged to slidingly engage the reach ofthe saidv frameto'slidably'mount said harness thereon said harness being arranged to engage the nose of Jan iron supported in said 'frame against said 75 base-rail to hold. thenose Yof said iron against said imperforate plate and to automatically adjust itself to irons of different sizes.

4. An iron holder comprising: a wire-frame having integral legs provided with eyelets for securing said frame in spaced relationship on a substantially-vertical support; a reach extend ing longitudinally from the apex of said Wireframe; a transverse base-rail at the lower end of said frame; a longitudinal guide-rail on opposite sides respectively of said frame intermediate the upper and lower ends thereof; an imperforate heat insulating plate; posts secured to said plate on opposite sides thereof respectively and to corresponding sides of said frame for suspending said plate beneath said frame intermediate said supporting surface and the Vertical plane of said frame; a wire harness comprising forked arms having eyelets at the outer ends thereof respectively arranged to slidingly engage the respective longitudinal guide-rails of said frame, and a forwardly-projecting reach having REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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